mile one was not as terrible as i thought, we chased down the buildings (larry lighthouse and wendy windmill) and kept them behind us the rest of the way.
mile two felt great - i was breathing easy and my legs felt good. when it was over, i realized what was left was really a 5K which i'd done, so that helped to think about it that way.
mile three was okay, started to feel twinges in my left ankle, probably from my stride... don't know, it wasn't major
mile four was tough, started to labor on the hill, when i got that gentle push it was like a gift from god
mile five was fun, we turned it up a bit thereby getting that negative split - yay!
on the whole i'm just so happy to be able to say i ran this distance, my longest to date. i walked the water stations, so i know i could probably improve my time if i skipped a couple of them.
great experience and wonderful to have a more experienced runner to go through it with me.

take one more quick swig of water before the race start - had dry mouth the first mile
other than that, nothing!

walked to get the hot chocolate that was my reward for finishing



need more experience at this distance. this really was a "training run" for the half... but now i know i can complete 5 miles physically and mentally


anything nyrr does will be well organized and have a good turnout, great chance to see lots of different types of runners out there... it was a perfect day to be running and i thanked mother nature for smiling on all of us with bright sunshine and great temps